Making friends in virtual worlds is pretty hit-or-miss. Unless
you’re at a specific event, you have no idea what kind of person
you’re bound to bump into. To make matters worse, approaching someone requires a bit
of bravery. Interacting from behind a computer screens helps, but
virtual worlds are so life-like that talking to someone out of the
blue takes some level of courage. Dare ask someone their real name?
Blasphemy!

This morning Virtual Worlds News
reported the launch of a London-based social network for the
metaverse called Myrl. Created in
an effort to allow users to “worldshop,” as founder and
CEO Francesco D’Orazio put it, Myrl
intends to knock down the barriers that make virtual worlds so
exclusive from one another.

Even in its early stages, Myrl has much to offer when trying to
find like-minded users/avatars. Think of it as Facebook for the
Metaverse – you can post pics, share favorite places and slurls,
promote your virtual start-up, make friends, and even earn “Karma”
points the more you interact with others. According to
TechCrunch UK, Myrl currently supports users from Second Life
and There.com, but plans to continually expand and create
relationships with numerous other virtual worlds.

This social network and others of its kind will surely result in
a more seamless metaverse experience for all – and allow those of
us with shy avatars to finally make some friends. :)
- -Interested in virtual worlds? Don’t miss this year’s annual
Virtual
Worlds Conference from April 3-4 in New York City for a host of
interesting keynotes, demos, networking events and more. Email
marisa@memebox.com for info on how to get a discount on conference
tix.